Author of the true story book ‘No Coin for Shirin’, Samira Ghasemi introduces her book and the story behind why she decided to travel to Iran three times in order to put into words the life of a woman whose identity remained hidden yet was brought to life again from over eight decades ago.

Currently all young English female TV presenters have long red hair. The Pre-Raphaelite look is everywhere from tea towels to mouse pads. But the PRB had a strong religious agenda, rather like the Nazarenes but without the sandals. Rosemary Clegg shows us the paintings which don't appear on greetings cards.

Peter von Kapri shows us the stunning monasteries, churches and cathedrals, amongst the oldest in the world, perched on mountain and hill tops. The scenery of the Caucasus is impressive, from Mount Ararat towering majestically over the skyline of Yerevan, to the gorges of Northern Georgia. Learn more about the wild and intriguing history of these former Soviet states, homelands of Christianity and European culture surrounded by Muslim nations, and now striving to join the EU.

Dramatic performance and readings by the Orange Planet Theatre, with introductions by Bob Muscutt, from ‘Scenes of Clerical Life’, George Eliot's first published and ground-breaking fiction, to celebrate 200 years since the birth of this great novelist.

What sort of music do you like? Pop, folk, jazz, classical …? Singers and/or instrumentalists? Solos, small groups, choirs, bands, orchestras? Do you go to concerts? Do or did you ever sing or play yourself? Do you collect CDs of your favourites? Join our round-table groups to chat about this.